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Scarce Larger Scale Early C19th Irish Ebonised and Silver-gilt Framed Oval Mirror with Clear Facetted Glass ‘Jewels’ and Colbalt Blue Glass Cabochons.
For sale by M Lees and Sons
for sale €3,393     $3,683
£2,900
M Lees and Sons

M Lees and Sons

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    M.lees & sons , 'tower house' , severn st., worcester wr12nb tel . 07860826218
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Scarce Larger Scale Early C19th Irish Ebonised and Silver-gilt Framed Oval Mirror with Clear Facetted Glass ‘Jewels’ and Colbalt Blue Glass Cabochons.

19th century
For Sale by M Lees and Sons
Description

Scarce larger scale C19th Irish ebonised and parcel silver-gilt oval mirror with facetted clear glass ‘jewels’ and colbalt blue cabochons .

The oval moulded cavetto profile frame with an outer ring of facetted clear glass roundels , having a ‘cross-hatched’ or trellis silver-gilt inner border and the inner edge mounted with colbalt blue glass cabochons.

The original silvered mirror plate with minor aged atmospheric speckling , the verso retaining it’s original back-boards .

A highly decorative early C19th oval Irish mirror with a rare combination of coloured and clear glass mounts , in excellent original condition with no losses . The glass elements probably produced at Waterford , Ireland , in the historic glass works founded by George and William Penrose in 1783.

* a similar mirror of slightly larger scale (albeit without the rarer blue glass cabochons) sold Christie’s , London, ‘Michael Lipitch II’ 04/10/2001 Lot 107 £ 23,500

H 32”

W 26”

D 3.5”

Ireland c.1830

Date of Manufacture

M Lees and Sons has dated this Irish Ebonised Oval Mirror to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Check ID 09690878
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 175-230 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Oxidised, darkened foil behind the faceted glass studs: age across the mounts.
Fine crazing through the ebonised ground and silver leaf: decades of natural movement.
Hand-cut facets on the clear glass roundels: lapidary cutting before moulded pressed glass.
Gentle dark spotting across the mirror plate: old silvering.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
80cm (31.50")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Depth
9cm (3.54")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1241554
Dealers Internal Reference
ML 2610
Dealers Notes

Established in the Cathedral City of Worcester for over 40 years ,M.Lees&Sons , run by Michael Lees ,have been dealing with public and trade from show-rooms in an early Georgian town-house. We aim to provide a straight-forward approach to our business and build lasting relationships with our customers. As members of the 'London and Provincial Antique Dealers Association' , we provide full descriptive details , date ,authenticity and any available provenance ,with full disclosure of any restoration or repair which may have taken place .

Whether buying for pleasure , decoration or investment, we welcome you to our web-site or premises .

Past projects have included advising clients on forming and disposing of collections , furnishing period properties , hotel and commercial projects , also a shoot-room and lodge .

All goods are available to view and owned by M.Lees & Sons .

If visiting, a telephone call prior is advisable as due to the demands of the business the show-room does not have regular hours . Please feel free to contact us if we can be of assistance . Our inventory on the website Selling Antiques .co.uk showcases our range of stock, whilst more items are available to view on our website. Please visit us on:

www.leesantiquesworcester.com.

Tel. 01905 26620 / 07860826218

Located in the centre of Worcester in the shadow of the Cathedral with easy parking nearby. Exit Junction 7 M5 and follow the signs for Worcester Porcelain Museum . Our premises are located 100 metres from the Museum and 50 metres from Pay&Display car-park in nearby King St.

Description
Scarce larger scale C19th Irish ebonised and parcel silver-gilt oval mirror with facetted clear glass ‘jewels’ and colbalt blue cabochons .

The oval moulded cavetto profile frame with an outer ring of facetted clear glass roundels , having a ‘cross-hatched’ or trellis silver-gilt inner border and the inner edge mounted with colbalt blue glass cabochons.

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The original silvered mirror plate with minor aged atmospheric speckling , the verso retaining it’s original back-boards.
M Lees and Sons

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fig 1. A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons.
fig 1. Scarce Larger Scale Early C19th Irish Ebonised and Silver-gilt Framed Oval Mirror with Clear Facetted Glass ‘Jewels’ and Colbalt Blue Glass Cabochons.

A highly decorative early C19th oval Irish mirror with a rare combination of coloured and clear glass mounts , in excellent original condition with no losses . The glass elements probably produced at Waterford , Ireland , in the historic glass works founded by George and William Penrose in 1783.

a similar mirror of slightly larger scale (albeit without the rarer blue glass cabochons) sold Christie’s , London, ‘Michael Lipitch II’ 04/10/2001 Lot 107 £ 23,500

H 32”

W 26”

D 3.5”

Ireland c.1830

Date of Manufacture

M Lees and Sons has dated this Irish Ebonised Oval Mirror to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09690878
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 175-230 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Oxidised, darkened foil behind the faceted glass studs: age across the mounts.
Fine crazing through the ebonised ground and silver leaf: decades of natural movement.
Hand-cut facets on the clear glass roundels: lapidary cutting before moulded pressed glass.
Gentle dark spotting across the mirror plate: old silvering.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
80cm (31.50")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Depth
9cm (3.54")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1241554
Dealers Internal Ref
ML 2610
M Lees and Sons
M Lees and Sons
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2013

M.lees & sons , 'tower house' , severn st., worcester wr12nb tel . 07860826218

Dealer Profile

You can view the stock and full dealer information on the M Lees and Sons Profile Page

Trade Associations

M Lees and Sons is a registered member of LAPADA  CINOA

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A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons.
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Archive I A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons.

Scarce Larger Scale Early C19th Irish Ebonised and Silver-gilt Framed Oval Mirror with Clear Facetted Glass ‘Jewels’ and Colbalt Blue Glass Cabochons.

Archive II A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons. View IV
Archive V A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons. View V
Archive VI A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons. View VI
Archive VII A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons. View VII
Archive VIII A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons. View VIII
Archive IX A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons. View IX
Archive X A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons. View X
Archive XI A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons. View XI
Archive XII A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons. View XII
Archive XIII A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons. View XIII
Archive XIV A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons. View XIV
Archive XV A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons. View XV
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M Lees and Sons

M Lees and Sons
Telephone 07860 826218 or 01905 26620
Location
Tower House
1 Castle Place
Severn St
Worcester
WR1 2NB
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/mleesandsons
Verified Since Feb 2013
Items For Sale 369
Items Sold 1,602
M Lees and Sons
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A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons.
Scarce larger scale early C19th Irish ebonised and silver-gilt framed oval mirror with clear facetted glass ‘jewels’ and colbalt blue glass cabochons.
Ref: SA1241554
A nineteenth-century Irish oval wall mirror featuring an ebonised frame inset with clear facetted glass jewels, an inner silver-gilt band, and cobalt blue glass cabochons.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectWall Mirrors
  • Period19th century
  • Style19th Century Irish
  • MaterialEbonised Wood, Silver Leaf, Glass, Mirror Glass
  • ColourBlack and Silver
  • MotifsCobalt glass cabochons, Clear facetted glass jewels, Ebonised moulding, Silver-gilt finish
  • SizeH 80 cm (31 in) x W 65 cm (26 in) x D 9 cm (4 in)

This early nineteenth-century Irish wall mirror displays an oval ebonised cavetto frame set with silver-gilt decoration. The outer ring incorporates clear facetted glass roundels, accompanied by a trellis inner border and cobalt blue glass cabochons mounted along the inner edge. Original back-boards and silvered mirror plate remain intact, showing minor atmospheric speckling. Practical dimensions measure 80 cm high, 65 cm wide, and 9 cm deep, providing a substantial presence for domestic display. Positioned above a mantel in a principal reception room or hallway, this piece serves as a functional wall mirror and a decorative focal point. The combination of black, silver, and cobalt blue tones integrates cleanly with period and transitional interior schemes. Natural wear aligns with its nineteenth-century origin, maintaining the complete arrangement of glass elements without losses.

FAQs

Originating in late eighteenth and nineteenth-century Ireland, these mirrors typically feature oval frames adorned with facetted glass studs, cobalt blue glass cabochons, and alternating ebonised or gilt mouldings.

Frames were constructed from timber, finished with oil or water gilding, ebonised paint, and inset with facetted crystal or coloured glass cabochons secured within plaster or metal settings.

Genuine period examples exhibit hand-cut glass cabochons with subtle irregularities, mercury or silvering degradation on the mirror plate, and hand-carved wooden backing boards showing natural age marks.

Position the mirror above a console table, fireplace mantelpiece, or within a gallery wall to create a focal point that contrasts modern architectural lines with historic texture.

Dust gently with a soft microfibre cloth, avoid chemical cleaners on gilded or ebonised surfaces, and clean mirror glass using damp cotton pads restricted strictly to the central glass area.
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